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Quezon City solon cites P500-M bump in Calamity Fund this year

Published Feb 23, 2025 06:39 am

At A Glance

  • The 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or national budget features an additional P500 million worth of Calamity Fund, which would do a long way in terms of improving the country's disaster preparedness and long-term climate resilience.

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The 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA) or national budget features an additional P500 million worth of Calamity Fund, which would do a long way in terms of improving the country's disaster preparedness and long-term climate resilience.

Thus, said Quezon 4th district Rep. Marvin Rillo, who worked in the 19th Congress as member of the House Committee on Appropriations.

“In the 2025 General Appropriations [Act], we earmarked P21 billion for the Calamity Fund. This is P500 million more than the P20.5 billion allocated in 2024,” Rillo said in a statement Sunday, Feb. 23.

“Our goal is to ensure that government agencies are well-equipped to respond to disasters, enabling faster recovery and continuity of essential services,” he added.

Rillo outlined the distribution of the P21 billion Calamity Fund, also known as the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund:

•P10.7 billion for aid, relief, and rehabilitation services in calamity-affected communities, including the training of personnel and other pre-disaster activities.

•P9.3 billion in capital outlays, primarily for the repair and reconstruction of damaged permanent structures.

•P1 billion for the People’s Survival Fund, supporting adaptation projects and initiatives led by local government units and community organizations.

Additionally, Rillo detailed the 2025 Quick Response Fund (QRF) allocations for various government agencies to support disaster operations and rehabilitation efforts:

•Department of Education - P3 billion

•Department of Social Welfare and Development - P1.25 billion

•Department of Agriculture - P1 billion

•Department of Public Works and Highways - P1 billion

•Department of Health - P500 million

•Department of National Defense-Office of Civil Defense - P500 million

•National Irrigation Administration - P300 million

•Department of Transportation-Philippine Coast Guard - P75 million

•Department of the Interior and Local Government - P50 million each for the Philippine National Police and the Bureau of Fire Protection

According to the World Risk Index 2024, the Philippines ranks as the world’s most disaster-prone country.

Situated in the northwestern Pacific Ocean’s typhoon belt, the Philippines experiences an average of 20 storms annually.

The Philippines also sits along the Pacific Ring of Fire, making it highly vulnerable to volcanic eruptions and earthquakes.

The other countries ranked second to tenth in the global risk index include Indonesia, India, Colombia, Mexico, Myanmar, Mozambique, Russia, Bangladesh, and Pakistan.

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